Setup Guide

32 Dell EMC PowerEdge MX SmartFabric Configuration and Troubleshooting Guide
5 Deploying a server
5.1 Server preparation
The examples in this guide use a reference server of a Dell EMC PowerEdge MX740c compute sled with
QLogic (model QL41262HMKR) Converged Network Adapters (CNAs) installed. CNAs are required to
achieve FCoE connectivity. Use the steps below to prepare each CNA by setting them to factory defaults (if
required) and configuring NIC partitioning (NPAR).
NOTE: iDRAC steps in this section may vary depending on hardware, software and browser versions used. See
the Installation and Service Manual for your PowerEdge server for instructions on connecting to the iDRAC. From
the link, select your server, then Manuals and documents.
5.1.1 Reset server CNAs to factory defaults
Reset the CNAs to their factory defaults using the steps in this section. Resetting CNAs to factory default is
only necessary if the CNAs installed have been modified from their factory default settings.
1. From the OME-M console, select the server to use to access the storage.
2. Launch the server Virtual Console.
3. From the Virtual Console, select Next Boot then BIOS Setup.
4. Reboot the server.
5. From the System Setup Main Menu, select Device Settings.
6. From the Device Settings page, select the first CNA port.
7. From the Main Configuration page, click the Default button.
8. Click Yes to load the default settings, and then click OK.
9. Click Finish. Notice if a message indicates a reboot is required for changes to take effect.
10. Click Yes to save changes, then click OK.
11. Repeat the steps in this section for each CNA port listed on the Device Settings page.
If required per step 9, reboot the system and return to System Setup to configure NIC partitioning.
5.1.2 Configure NIC partitioning on CNAs
In this section, each QLogic CNA port is partitioned into one Ethernet and one FCoE partition.
NOTE: This is only done on CNA ports that carry converged traffic. In this example, these are the two 25GbE
QLogic CNA ports on each server that attach to the fabric internally.
If the system is already in System Setup from the previous section, skip to step 4.
1. Using a web browser, connect to the iDRAC server and launch the Virtual Console.
2. From the Virtual Console, click Next Boot menu then select BIOS Setup.
3. Select the option to reboot the server.
4. On the System Setup Main Menu, select Device Settings.
5. Select the first CNA port.
6. Select Device Level Configuration.
7. Set the Virtualization Mode to NPAR, if not already set, and then click Back.
8. Select NIC Partitioning Configuration, Partition 1 Configuration, and click to set the NIC +
RDMA Mode to Disabled.
9. Click Back.